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Death’s Curses by Becca Fox and Martha Agundez

Posted on August 16, 2021 By Jenna Rideout No Comments on Death’s Curses by Becca Fox and Martha Agundez

After one screw-up too many, Esmeralda Barnes is shipped off to Seattle to start her first semester of college while living under the strict guardianship of her great aunt. She’s prepared to serve her time in simmering silence when she meets Charlie Campbell, the only person worth talking to at the tiny community college she’s being forced to attend. His efforts to scare her away don’t work, not even when he lets it slip that he has a psychic twin sister who helps their uncle—a police detective—solve murders.

Welcome to the August 16th stop on the blog tour for Death’s Curses by Becca Fox & Martha Agundex with Goddess Fish Promotions. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for excerpt spotlights and a giveaway! More on that at the end of this post.

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About the Book

Death’s Curses
by Becca Fox & Martha Agundez

Published 1 June 2021

Genre: Urban Fantasy Romance
Page Count: 534
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After one screw up too many, Esmeralda Barnes is shipped off to Seattle to start her first semester of college while living under the strict guardianship of her great aunt. She’s prepared to serve her time in simmering silence when she meets Charlie Campbell, the only person worth talking to at the tiny community college she’s being forced to attend. His efforts to scare her away don’t work, not even when he lefts it slip that he has a psychic twin sister who helps their uncle—a police detective—solve murders. As the former member of a gang, Esmer’s confident she’s tough enough to take anything he throws at her in stride.

Then she has a near-death experience. And Charlie is the first person on the scene. It turns out, his sister isn’t psychic but she does have a special connection to Death. She and Charlie both.So maybe this friendship will take a little more work than Esmer originally thought. But hey, it’s better than the gang. Even after being pulled into a string of grisly murder investigations, running with people possessing supernatural abilities, and dealing with the very real presence of a minor goddess, Esmer’s pretty sure hanging with Charlie is better than being back with the gang. Yep, pretty damn sure.

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Excerpt

Esmeralda

I threw the door open to the men’s restroom, skidded to a halt just inside, and fell back against the closed door. Straining my ears to hear over the pounding of my heart, I bit back a smile.

“Dammit!” Randi hissed.

“Let’s just go in and get her,” Karen snapped. 

“We are not getting caught in the guys’ bathroom! Let the bitch get a bad rep with Security. We’ll hang back and teach her a lesson when no one’s looking. Just keep an eye on the door for now.”

Mumbles and grunts betrayed the rest of the gang’s disappointment.

“Sorry, bitches. Not today.” I glanced at the guy standing at the urinal, giving me an incredulous look over his shoulder. “Hey. How’s it going?”

“Well, I was trying to take a piss before some girl decided to come barreling in.”

“I ain’t some girl,” I said, crossing my arms. “I’m Esmer.” 

The guy scoffed. “What kind of name is that?”

“The name a couple of gypsies thought would be wicked pissah,” I said with barely suppressed annoyance. 

“Wicked…what?”

“Pissah,” I repeated with a raised eyebrow. “Cool? Grand? Don’t you west coasters have a word for that?”

“Yeah. It’s cool or grand. Where are you from?” he asked, like he was pretty sure I’d been raised by wolves.

About the Author

Becca Fox is a socially awkward introvert who loves to read and write, binge watch crime-solving shows and anime, and play videogames next to her gamer husband. She also loves to bake, and plan trips she hopes to one day take. She has a toddler and a crawler, which means that her house truly is as messy as you’re imagining.

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Martha Agundez has a BA in English from Sacramento State University. She worked as a tutor at the Sacramento State University Writing Center for two semesters and was a journalist for The State Hornet Newspaper for one semester. She was also the Calaveras Station Literary Journal Fiction Section Editor for a semester. She has worked as a 916Ink manuscript copy editor for three years and counting, while also offering her editing services as a freelancer.

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Martha Agundez has a BA in English from Sacramento State University. She worked as a tutor at the Sacramento State University Writing Center for two semesters and was a journalist for The State Hornet Newspaper for one semester. She was also the Calaveras Station Literary Journal Fiction Section Editor for a semester. She has worked as a 916Ink manuscript copy editor for three years and counting, while also offering her editing services as a freelancer.

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  1. Goddess Fish Promotions says:
    August 16, 2021 at 5:57 AM

    Thanks for hosting!

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  2. Rebecca Fox says:
    August 16, 2021 at 12:11 PM

    Hi there! I’m Becca Fox and I can’t say how thankful I am that you’re participating in the blog tour! This will be a great help to me and my coauthor. Thank you!

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  3. Rebecca Fox says:
    August 16, 2021 at 12:15 PM

    To any of my readers who are stopping by: hello and happy Monday! Thanks for stopping by.
    I hope you get a chance to enter the sweepstakes. We’re giving away a bookmark, a custom made candle inspired by one of the characters in the book, and an ebook copy of the book itself.
    Have any of you gotten a chance to read the book yet? If so, who is one of your favorite characters? If not, does anyone have a question for me?

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  4. Sherry says:
    August 16, 2021 at 10:45 PM

    Sounds like a very good book.

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    1. Rebecca Fox says:
      August 17, 2021 at 12:29 AM

      Thank you, Sherry! We worked hard on it. 🙂

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  5. Martha Agundez says:
    August 17, 2021 at 1:27 AM

    I remember drain storming this book with Becca when we were in high school. It was our first honest collaboration, just for fun. We always shared our stories with each other and gave each other advice but this story was different. I never thought we would actually publish it until a couple years ago when Becca made the decision that it was time. Thanks to my fearless sister, our beautiful baby is now a real book❤️

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    1. Martha Agundez says:
      August 17, 2021 at 1:48 AM

      Wow, I just caught my own typo🤣

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  6. Debbie P says:
    August 19, 2021 at 4:54 PM

    This sounds like a really good read.

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